Lifeboat on slipway being washed and maintained, in Newquay, Pembrokeshire,Wales.
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locationshots / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
C906GRFile size:
31 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3953 x 2742 px | 33.5 x 23.2 cm | 13.2 x 9.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
27 September 2011Location:
Newquay, Pembrokeshire,Wales. UK.More information:
The Mersey class lifeboat was introduced in 1988 and was the RNLI's first ‘fast’ carriage lifeboat. It was designed to be launched from a carriage but can also lie afloat or be launched from a slipway. Propellers are protected by partial tunnels and substantial bilge keels. The last Mersey was built in 1993. Category All-weather Introduced 1988 Length 12m Range 140 nautical miles Speed 17 knots Weight 13 tonnes Crew 6 Construction Aluminium or Fibre Reinforced Composite (FRC) Launch type Carriage, afloat or slipway Frank and Lena Clifford of Stourbridge bequest of Frank Clifford toether with other gifts and legacies. Lifeboat on slipway being washed and maintained, in Newquay, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
